Watching Dugu Bo leave with Jiang Chen, Hu Liena felt somewhat worried. After all, he was a Titled Douluo.
Bibi Dong said, "No need to worry. Dugu Bo's soul power has already been sealed. Other than intimidating little Chen, he can't harm him."
...
After Jiang Chen and Dugu Bo reached a secluded spot, they stopped.
"Little brother, how exactly are you going to detoxify me?" Dugu Bo asked.
At this moment, he no longer harbored any hostility toward Jiang Chen. In fact, he even felt some gratitude. Jiang Chen had saved his granddaughter, and now he was going to detoxify him, freeing him from a life dominated by pain.
For such kindness, he was willing to do anything for Jiang Chen in return.
Jiang Chen said, "Senior Dugu, you can just call me Little Chen. Although Yan Yan's poison is deeply rooted, the toxicity isn't as strong as the poison in your body. I may not be able to completely resolve the poison in you all at once, but I can definitely alleviate your pain. Moreover, it won't be long before this pain leaves you entirely."
"No problem. I've endured it for so many years already; I don't mind waiting a bit longer. Go ahead and detoxify me," Dugu Bo said.
Jiang Chen directly revealed his zombie form in front of Dugu Bo.
"Senior Dugu, to be honest, my martial soul also possesses extreme poison, and its toxicity is even more overbearing than your Jade Phosphor Serpent. The way I detoxify is by injecting my toxin into your body. This toxin will gradually devour the deadly poison in you. It will be even more terrifying than the poison you originally had, yet it will be under your control. Moreover, this poison will enhance all aspects of your strength, making it very difficult for others to kill you."
Dugu Bo looked at Jiang Chen's eerie appearance and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "I never imagined there would be a martial soul in this world even more poisonous than mine. Since there are so many benefits, go ahead."
Jiang Chen reminded him, "There is one drawback: after being poisoned by me, you will no longer be able to eat normal food. You can only sustain yourself by drinking blood."
Dugu Bo frowned and asked, "Will Yan Yan be the same?"
Jiang Chen replied, "Yes, Senior Dugu. To gain something, one must give something up. My poison is called zombie poison. It will bring you immense power. As long as no one kills you, you will live forever."
Dugu Bo was somewhat shocked. Who could achieve eternal life? Even a ninety-ninth-level Titled Douluo would eventually die.
Yet Jiang Chen's poison could grant him immortality; this was truly unbelievable.
He was a ruthless man who had killed countless people; drinking blood was not something he found particularly hard to accept.
"In that case, I'd like to see if your poison is truly as you describe."
"Senior Dugu, please extend your arm."
Dugu Bo didn't know what Jiang Chen intended to do, but he obediently stretched out his arm.
Jiang Chen planned to bite his arm; Dugu Bo's wrinkled neck was something he couldn't bring himself to bite.
He rolled up Dugu Bo's sleeve and bit down.
"Hiss..." Dugu Bo couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. The pain wasn't particularly intense; most of it was from being startled by Jiang Chen's action.
"So this is how he injects the toxin into my body." Dugu Bo finally understood why his granddaughter had screamed earlier.
Jiang Chen did not drink a drop of Dugu Bo's blood. The old man was so aged that his blood probably didn't taste very good anyway.
A moment later, he pulled away from Dugu Bo.
"Huh, there really is a strange toxin spreading rapidly through my body." Dugu Bo said in surprise.
Jiang Chen stood to the side with a smile, saying nothing.
As expected, Dugu Bo would soon be fully transformed from human into a zombie—just an uncontrollable one.
Jiang Chen didn't understand why he possessed the ability to control others. In his memories, that zombie didn't have such an ability, though it did possess some terrifying divine abilities.
"Could this ability of mine also be a kind of innate divine skill?" Jiang Chen wondered to himself.
While he was pondering, Dugu Bo had already begun to change. Two long, sharp fangs protruded from his mouth, and his appearance became extremely ferocious.
Aside from that, there were no other external changes.
Jiang Chen said solemnly, "Senior Dugu, you have now been completely corroded by the corpse poison. From now on, when you're hungry, you will feel an urge to drink human blood. But you must never directly bite someone to suck their blood. Otherwise, anyone you bite will also turn into a bloodthirsty zombie. One becomes ten, ten becomes a hundred. Once the corpse poison spreads, the entire continent could fall into chaos."
He wasn't acting out of benevolence. If zombies truly proliferated, the world would become utterly chaotic, and the great cause of the Spirit Hall would suffer immense impact.
He also didn't want countless uncontrollable zombies appearing in the world.
Dugu Bo tried retracting his fangs and laughed, "That's easy enough. I can just grab someone and drain their blood."
He had already sensed the changes in his body. It seemed all his abilities had improved, and the Jade Phosphor Serpent poison was beginning to be absorbed and fused by the corpse poison. He couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
The amount of Jade Phosphor Serpent poison in his body was immense. Once fully fused by the corpse poison, the pain he had endured would disappear.
"Alright, let's head back," Jiang Chen said with a smile.
...
By now, the sky had already darkened.
Seeing Dugu Bo and Jiang Chen return, Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed, "Well? Dugu Bo, are you now willingly joining us?"
Dugu Bo shot Chrysanthemum Douluo a sinister glance and said coldly, "Indeed, I am willing to join the Spirit Hall. But don't think I've forgotten the grave injury you once inflicted on me. I will repay that debt one day."
"Heh heh, I'm always ready to oblige. I'm just afraid you'll never have the strength for it," Chrysanthemum Douluo replied, showing no fear at all.
Bibi Dong smiled and said, "Dugu Bo, from now on, you are an Elder of our Spirit Hall. The Spirit Hall will not treat you unfairly."
"Little Chen, you did very well." Bibi Dong praised Jiang Chen highly. This disciple had truly given her too many surprises.
"Dugu Bo, do you have a secret place in Heaven Dou City?" Bibi Dong asked.
Dugu Bo replied, "I have a rather remote courtyard near the city gate."
"Then let's stay there for the night and arrange some tasks for you," Bibi Dong said.
She planned to have Dugu Bo remain in Heaven Dou City to infiltrate the Heaven Dou imperial family. Moreover, the miraculous Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would need Dugu Bo to look after it.
In the coming period, a large quantity of medicinal herbs will need to be transplanted here.
"Teacher, you all go ahead. I want to stay here at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," Jiang Chen suddenly said.
"Why?" Bibi Dong asked, puzzled.
"Because I've discovered that I can absorb the fire poison and cold poison inside. Perhaps after absorbing enough, my body will gain immunity to ice and fire."
"Teacher, I also want to stay here. I've only absorbed a small portion of the medicinal power from those two herbs. Once I leave the spring, the absorption speed slows dramatically. I want to enter again and absorb the remaining medicinal power as quickly as possible," Hu Liena also said.
"Very well. Then I'll leave one Elder to protect you both," Bibi Dong said.
"No need," Hu Liena quickly replied, her face turning red, "This place is so hidden; there shouldn't be any danger."
Though the sky had already dimmed, everyone still noticed Hu Liena's flushed cheeks.
Dugu Bo laughed, "Your Holiness, rest assured. No one else will come here."
"Alright. In that case, we'll return to Spirit City tomorrow. You two can come back on your own later," Bibi Dong said.
Jiang Chen felt somewhat helpless. It seemed he would have to spend some time alone with Hu Liena at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
A man and a woman alone together, he was truly afraid he might make a mistake.
Hu Liena had recently become far too bold, practically wanting to take him right then and there.
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